News 2007 December 7

Oil slick extends for over 7 km off S. Korean coast

Onega Shipyard launches m/v Captain Konkin

Sovcomflot secures Novoship control

PSA to develop Panama terminal

Indian government approves Kolkata container project

China Shipping Container Lines attracts $351 billion worth of orders for its Shanghai stock sale

Kremlin denies Putin will head Russia-Belarus Union

Container Corp of India sees margins down in 2007/08

Hong Kong port cargo throughput hits 61.7m tonnes in Q3

Westports Malaysia hits 4 million TEU mark

Throughput of Free Port of Riga up 0.4% in Jan-Nov 07, y-o-y

Special company for Shtokman project to be set up in 2008

Trade Port Posiet OJSC falls under management of Mechel-Trans LLC

Throughput of Taganrog Commercial Seaport up 10% in Nov 07, y-o-y

GL opens new office in Vladivostok

Throughput of port Temryuk up 15% in Jan-Nov 07, y-o-y

Throughput of port Kavkaz down 13.4% in Jan-Nov 07, y-o-y

Dock workers of Sea Port of St. Petersburg eyeing falsification of municipal court’s judgment

Paragon Shipping sees freighters full for 2 years

China Shipping Container Lines says IPO raised 2.1 billion dollars

Gibraltar considers new bunker anchorage

US box traffic down 1.3pc, slump continues for third month

Port 2000's new terminal at Le Havre unloads first ship

Hong Kong ship spills 11000 tons oil off South Korea's coast

Court invalidates strike of First Stevedoring Company (Sea Port of St. Petersburg)

Australian BBI acquires Europe, US port business

Maersk adds ships to busy Asia-Europe route

Oil price up to $90.18 in London and to $90.23 in New York

STX Shipbuilding exceeds 2007 order tTarget on vessels